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LAND ROLLER.

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ELI W. KNOVLES, OF FRANCISCO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FRANKLIN M.KNOWLES, OF OWENSVILLE, INDIANA.

LAND ROLLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 335,077, dated January26, 1886.

Application filed July 30, 1885. Serial No. 173,038.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELI W. KNOWLES, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Francisco, in the county of Gibson and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Land-Rollers; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,and in which- Figure 1 is a top view of my improved land-roller. Fig. 2is a vertical transverse sectional View of the same, taken through theaxle on which the roller or rollers are mounted. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal vertical sectional view taken on the line 00 w in Fig. 2,and Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views of two of the disks of which therollers are composed.

The same letters refer to the same parts in all the figures,

This invention relates to land-rollers, and it has for its object toprovide a device of this class which shall possess superior advantagesin point of simplicity, durability, and general efficiency, which may beconstructed at a moderate expense, and which shall serve to crush theclods and level the soil more effectively than rollers of ordinaryconstruction.

With these ends in view the invention consists in the improvedconstruction, arrangement, and combination of parts, which will behereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings hereto annexed, A designates the rectangular frame inwhich the roller is mounted, to the front beam of which is attached thetongue or draft-bar B.

O is the roller, which consists of a cylindrical body having a series ofannular grooves, D D, Separated by flanges E E. This roller, which maybe made of wood, metal, or any other suitable material, is preferablyconstructed, as shown in the drawings hereto annexed, of a series ofdisks, F and G, the former of which are all of one size, but larger (Nomodel.)

than the latter, which are also all of one size. These disks are placedtogether, alternating with each other, as will be seen in the drawings,and connected securely by means of transverse bolts H H, so as to form asolid and substantial roller-body. The several disks are provided withcentral perforations, I, registering with each other, and forming abearing for the axle J, on which the roller is mounted, and which is inturn journaled in the sides of the frame A. The sides of the largerdisks, F F, are provided at some distance from their peripheries withannular grooves K,adapted to receive annular flanges L, extending fromthe peripheries of the smaller disks, G G. By this construction thestrength and durability of the roller are greatly increased, and closejoints are formed between the several disks. WVhen the disks are made ofwood, the flanges upon the smaller disks may be in the nature of tires,of metal or other suitable material, bolted or otherwise secured to therims of the said disks.

One or more of my improved rollers may be mounted upon the axle of themachine, and when more than one are used washers M are to be interposedbetween the several rollers. Similar washers M are also to be placedupon the axle between the ends of the outer rollers and the sides of theframe.

N is a cross-bar secured to the sides of the frame in rear of the rolleror rollers, and provided with a series of teeth, 0, that enter theannular grooves D of the said rollers, for the" which are provided withannular grooves at In testimony that I claim the foregoing as somedistance from their peripheries, altery wnlhave hereuntoaffixedmysignature in IQ nating with a series of smaller disks the pepresenceof two Witnesses, ripheries of which have laterally-extending ELI WV.KNOWVLES.

5 flanges that enter the grooves in the larger Witnesses:

disks, said disks being secured together, sub- J. HQMO OONNELL,

1 is gifi1a1ly as and for the purpose herein set THOMAS X TESTER- mark.

